Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
233
236
236
178
158
156
137
99
144
220
215
209
277
273
256
246
239
183
183
183
180
178
178
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:08PM2.64m
00:26AM2.74m
12:46PM2.53m
1:05AM2.63m
1:30PM2.41m
1:52AM2.50m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.50m
6:44AM0.65m
7:00PM0.62m
7:27AM0.77m
7:42PM0.74m
8:17AM0.86m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
19
21
18
16
15
15
14
15
19
16
16
14
13
13
12
13
13
18
18
15
14
14
14
14
17
19
16
14
13
13
12
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
207
233
236
236
178
158
156
137
99
144
220
215
209
277
273
256
246
239
183
31
39
35
178
95
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.1
W
22
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
NW
6
0.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
55
65
3
3
3
6
14
9
19
23
183
183
180
34
178
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
2
9
9
2
2
13
22
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
NNW
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
6
1
16
1
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
9
0
9
9
9
228
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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